Telscape Expands Fiber Network in Mexico
12/22/99 Telereunion S.A. de C.V., Telscape International
Inc.'s Mexican subsidiary, has signed an agreement with
Mexican carrier Iusatel S.A. de C.V. under which the two
companies will purchase and sell strands of dark fiber optic
cable on each other's network. As a result of the deal,
Telscape (Houston, TX) gains three additional metropolitan-
area fiber rings, and increases the size of its Mexican
network to 3,300 rt. km. Terms of the agreement, which is
subject to Mexican governmental approval, were not disclosed
The fiber obtained through this agreement will connect the
cities of Puebla, Mexico City, Toluca, Queretaro, Leon, and
Guadalajara. In combination with the company's buildout and
other recently announced transactions, the network will
connect Guadalajara, Leon, Queretaro, Toluca, Mexico City,
Puebla, Veracruz, Poza Rica, Ciudad Victoria, Matamoros,
Reynosa, Monterrey, San Luis Potosi and several other smaller
cities in Mexico. The network will also include metropolitan
fiber rings in some of the largest cities in Latin America,
including Mexico City, Leon and Guadalajara.
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